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Improving bicycle safety in Canada

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2015

Eric Letovsky ,
Brian H. Rowe ,
Steven Marc Friedman ,
Carolyn Snider  and
Emily Sullivan
Eric Letovsky
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Brian H. Rowe
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine and School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB
Steven Marc Friedman
Affiliation:
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Carolyn Snider
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Emily Sullivan
Affiliation:
College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.

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CAEP Position Statement
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 17 , Supplement 3 , May 2015 , pp. 323 - 327
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2015 

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